Tricuspid Valve Definition

Tricuspid Valve Sentence Examples

• The tricuspid valve may become narrowed or ' stenotic ' causing the valve not to open fully.

• Surgery will often be required to widen the tricuspid valve or rarely to replace it.

• In addition symptoms associated with severe tricuspid valve stenosis include enlargement of the liver, water retention in lower limbs and abdomen.

• Ebstein's anomaly is a rare congenital syndrome that causes malformed tricuspid valve leaflets, which allow blood to leak between the right ventricle and the right atrium.

• Treatment often involves repairing the tricuspid valve.